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Six reasons you hire the wrong salespeopleBusiness owners, CEOs, presidents and hiring managers often want to know the secret to hiring great salespeople. One answer: Unlearn your present interviewing system. By Gary Harvey

Putting stock in FacebookWhen Facebook went public in the largest IPO in U.S. history, it provided some much-needed excitement for stocks and investing. And there are some valuable lessons to take from it. By Ron Phillips

Three years after its founding, Elite Brands created a delivery division that enabled it to warehouse and deliver for other distributors. It also became a statewide distributor by adding sales representatives and delivery into the high country and Western Slope.

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Down decade for VCsAs Mark Twain might have put it, the rumors of venture capital’s death in Colorado have been greatly exaggerated. But there are, well, some issues. By Eric Peterson